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Comment on Meta ordered to pay $25 billion penalty in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica case in ~tech
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Comment on Meta ordered to pay $25 billion penalty in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica case in ~tech
kingofsnake Link ParentMiddle/End of the last cycle? Best guess I got.Middle/End of the last cycle? Best guess I got.
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Comment on Meta ordered to pay $25 billion penalty in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica case in ~tech
kingofsnake Link ParentTo me, the silver lining of the last 10 years is that ordinary people have had plenty of training on how to see through blatant lies and BS. If they're able to navigate the despair and the...To me, the silver lining of the last 10 years is that ordinary people have had plenty of training on how to see through blatant lies and BS. If they're able to navigate the despair and the injustice of the times, there are some quality lessons out there about what truth is, should be and where to find it.
Call me crazy, but I think we're going to see a hard turn back to good journalism in the next 8 years.
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Comment on If you use your computer in a dark environment, buy a monitor light! in ~tech
kingofsnake LinkI have a textured dark material that's on the wall behind my monitor and I underlight that to help my eyes. Ambient depth behind the monitor pairs well with apps in dark mode. If you're after a...I have a textured dark material that's on the wall behind my monitor and I underlight that to help my eyes. Ambient depth behind the monitor pairs well with apps in dark mode.
If you're after a software screen dimmer, I swear by this. Just a sexy, small size no internet .exe, baby.
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Comment on Non-queer men of Tildes: PLEASE consider before commenting on ~life.women and ~lgbt without careful consideration. We are losing members over this issue. in ~tildes
kingofsnake Link ParentYup - love TSP comedy sensibilities.Yup - love TSP comedy sensibilities.
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Comment on Electronic Arts to cut 400 jobs, shut down BioWare in ~games
kingofsnake Link ParentI need a documentary on what drives modders to make content for ancient games. For some reason, people still run servers for Phantasy Star Online -- almost 30 years later! Psychos!I need a documentary on what drives modders to make content for ancient games. For some reason, people still run servers for Phantasy Star Online -- almost 30 years later! Psychos!
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Comment on I can kinda see why social media sites use divisive topics to solicit engagement in ~tech
kingofsnake Link ParentSponsored by Raytheon!Sponsored by Raytheon!
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Comment on I can kinda see why social media sites use divisive topics to solicit engagement in ~tech
kingofsnake LinkI'm most looking forward to when, 20 years in the future, when the always online total experience is packaged and sold as a nostalgia product. It'll have some flourishes and additions that weren't...I'm most looking forward to when, 20 years in the future, when the always online total experience is packaged and sold as a nostalgia product.
It'll have some flourishes and additions that weren't part of the original experience (no, the 80s didn't have that much synthwave and neon), but overall, it'll be something the kids try to stay up on recycled trends.
Shit gonna be great!!
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Comment on Electronic Arts to cut 400 jobs, shut down BioWare in ~games
kingofsnake (edited )LinkSince I don't see this elsewhere in the thread, I'll be the one to post it. Here lies EA's graveyard, from point of purchase to death. Batteries Included (Paperclip) 🕆1987-1987 BioWare (Dragon...Since I don't see this elsewhere in the thread, I'll be the one to post it. Here lies EA's graveyard, from point of purchase to death.
Batteries Included (Paperclip) 🕆1987-1987 BioWare (Dragon Age, Mass Effect) 🕆 2007-2026 Black Box Games (Need for Speed) 🕆 2002-2013 Bullfrog Productions (Dungeon keeper) 🕆 1995-2001 Dreamworks Interactive/Danger close/EA Los Angeles (Medal of Honor) 🕆 2000-2013 Manley & Associates (The Wizard of Oz "snes") 🕆 1996-2002 Mythic Entertainment (Dark Age of Camalot) 🕆 2006-2014 Maxis (The Sims) 🕆1997-2015 NuFX (NBA street)🕆 2004-2007 Origin (Ultima, Wing commander) 🕆 1994-2004 Pandemic (Battlefront, Saboteur) 🕆 2008-2009 Phenomic (Spellforce, battleforge) 🕆 2006-2013 PlayFish (The Sims Social) 🕆 2009-2013 Victory Games (C&C Free to Play)🕆2010-2013 Visceral Games (Dead Space)🕆1998-2017 Virgin interactive (Earthworm jim) 🕆1998-2003 Westwood studios (C&C, dune 2000)🕆 1998-2003 -
Comment on What is your passion? And why? in ~life
kingofsnake LinkPuttering. I come from a long line of men in sheds, garages and back yards who, with an idea in their heads, make it happen through sheer force of obsession and will. Having long-term projects to...Puttering.
I come from a long line of men in sheds, garages and back yards who, with an idea in their heads, make it happen through sheer force of obsession and will.
Having long-term projects to daydream about and spend money on is awesome. We've yet to build a garage in our "new" house and let me tell you, I look forward to the day when I can liberate my tools from our 10' x 7' shed.
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Comment on What is your passion? And why? in ~life
kingofsnake Link ParentI'm falling in love with the role myself - amazing hearing you describe it this way. It's a special club where when you see another member, you nod with appreciation and admiration all at once.I'm falling in love with the role myself - amazing hearing you describe it this way. It's a special club where when you see another member, you nod with appreciation and admiration all at once.
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Comment on Alberta voters reject plan for referendum to leave Canada in ~society
kingofsnake (edited )Link ParentAn ongoing saga. I feel like the Bloc leader Yves Francois Blanchet said it best. "Somebody tell Alberta that having oil isn't a distinct culture" Lol. Gold, Jerry.An ongoing saga. I feel like the Bloc leader Yves Francois Blanchet said it best.
"Somebody tell Alberta that having oil isn't a distinct culture"
Lol. Gold, Jerry.
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Comment on Alberta voters reject plan for referendum to leave Canada in ~society
kingofsnake Link ParentI truly wonder whether the Quebecois has the appetite for that again. From what I understand, their cities' business hqs were hollowed out and they never truly recovered their reputation. I also...I truly wonder whether the Quebecois has the appetite for that again. From what I understand, their cities' business hqs were hollowed out and they never truly recovered their reputation.
I also wonder whether their new government's slim minority will be around when Trump finally leaves.
Hmmmm!
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Comment on Alberta voters reject plan for referendum to leave Canada in ~society
kingofsnake LinkAs an Albertan, well be lucky if this counts as a hand overplayed and (most importantly) a dip too large into the provincial coffers that the electorate throws the bums out next election. As...As an Albertan, well be lucky if this counts as a hand overplayed and (most importantly) a dip too large into the provincial coffers that the electorate throws the bums out next election.
As Americans wake up en masse to their fact that they've been hoodwinked by Trump, may right leaning Canadians also do their best to distance themselves from the MAGA style politics of this UCP government.
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Comment on If duckweed doubles every day, why don't we eat it? in ~science
kingofsnake LinkDefinitely read "if dickweed doubles. . . " and I thought Damn, I haven't heard somebody refer to another as a dickweed is over 30 years!Definitely read "if dickweed doubles. . . " and I thought Damn, I haven't heard somebody refer to another as a dickweed is over 30 years!
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Comment on Metallica’s James Hetfield has a message for entertainers who bring their ‘bullshit‘ agenda to the stage in ~music
kingofsnake Link ParentMeh, I don't think that's fair. Everybody, no matter their privilege, wants to be able to make off the cuff statements with a reasonable expectation that that they won't be dragged out into the...Meh, I don't think that's fair.
Everybody, no matter their privilege, wants to be able to make off the cuff statements with a reasonable expectation that that they won't be dragged out into the public square for it.
Everything is inherently political because the online overlay we've accepted into our lives encourages it. Politics follows us all.
Hetfield, my neighbor, anybody who rejects that, privelige or not, is fine by me.
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Comment on Total sales for supernatural action RPG Control Resonant have surpassed one million units, developer Remedy Entertainment announce in ~games
kingofsnake LinkGlad to see it. A sequel to an original IP from a not huge developer. I'm into it.Glad to see it. A sequel to an original IP from a not huge developer. I'm into it.
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Comment on I deliberately bet like a problem gambler. DraftKings made me a VIP. in ~tech
kingofsnake Link Parent"Protection money", pal. It's for their protection."Protection money", pal. It's for their protection.
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Comment on What it means when the US right refers to the ‘Indian question’ in ~society
kingofsnake Link ParentAnd the most uncomfortable thing is that they're probably perfectly fine with it. Very unsettlingAnd the most uncomfortable thing is that they're probably perfectly fine with it.
Very unsettling
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Comment on What it means when the US right refers to the ‘Indian question’ in ~society
kingofsnake Link ParentI'll be here for it. Blow your crypto fortune on Fox News ads aimed at a shrinking demographic. Well, that's my dream anyway.I'll be here for it. Blow your crypto fortune on Fox News ads aimed at a shrinking demographic.
Well, that's my dream anyway.
The midterms will tell, but truly, his polling is through the floor because the lying is so blatant now that even the most disengaged have to ask themselves questions like "We're at war and the guy promised no wars?", "if the guy invated an oil rich nation and filling my gas tank is still expensive, what was it for?" Etc.